Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Hamer |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon, Michael Relph (associate) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Crime, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Revenge |
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Kind Hearts and Coronets Overview:
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) was a Comedy - Crime Film directed by Robert Hamer and produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Relph.
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Ealing Comedy #5: Kind Hearts and Coronets (Robert Hamer, 1949)
By Virginie Pronovost on May 23, 2023 From The Wonderful World of CinemaRemember that Ealing comedies blog series I started a while ago (and then completely abandoned)? Well, surprise! I’m back! I hope your life’s been well since the last instalment of this series, my review of?Whisky Galore!??What we have on the menu this time is the masterpiece?Kind Hearts... Read full article
As Oito V?timas / Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
By L? on Aug 3, 2018 From Critica RetroAs Oito V?timas / Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Um ator interpretando mais de um personagem na mesma pe?a ? algo comum no teatro. Tamb?m ? comum no cinema, desde a era muda. Obviamente, com o tempo tudo p?de ficar mais interessante, e em vez de apenas dois pap?is, um ator podia interpretar... Read full article
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
By Beatrice on May 16, 2015 From Flickers in TimeKind Hearts and Coronets Directed by Robert Hamer Written by Robert Hamer and James Dighton from a novel by Roy Horniman 1949/UK Ealing Studios Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant #231 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die As the film opens, the Duke of D’Ascoyne (Dennis Price) is calmly awa... Read full article
Top 250 Tuesday #180 – Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949)
By Michael on Jun 3, 2014 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsContinuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #180 on the list,? Robert Hamer‘s Kind Hearts and Coronets. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what... Read full article
Top 250 Tuesday #180 – Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949)
By Michael on Jun 3, 2014 From Durnmoose Movie MusingsContinuing to wend my way through the Sight and Sound Top 250 Greatest Movies of All Time. This week, it’s #180 on the list,? Robert Hamer‘s Kind Hearts and Coronets. For a longer introduction to this series and a look at the full list, just click here. And if you want a heads-up on what... Read full article
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Quotes from
Sibella: [sobs] Oh Louis! I don't want to marry Lionel!
Louis Mazzini: Why not?
Sibella: He's so dull.
Louis Mazzini: I must admit he exhibits the most extraordinary capacity for middle age that I've ever encountered in a young man of twenty-four.
Louis Mazzini: It is so difficult to make a neat job of killing people with whom one is not on friendly terms.
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The title refers to the following lines from Alfred Lord Tennyson's 1842 poem "Lady Clara Vere de Vere": "Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood."
Initially Alec Guinness was only offered four of the roles; it was Guinness himself who insisted on playing all eight.
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